Nathan Truesdell

Directing·May 30, 1979·Clark, Missouri

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Nathan Truesdell is a multi-hyphenate filmmaker who has been nominated for an Academy Award, a PGA Award, an IDA Award, was selected for the inaugural “DOC NYC 40 Under 40” list, and won a Cinema Eye Honor for Cinematography. His directorial work includes the award-winning shorts BALLOONFEST, THE WATER SLIDE, THE ART OF MAKING MONEY, IT’S COMING!, WHEN THE LAPD BLOWS UP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, and MYSTERY SEEDS. He was the Camera Department Head and a Cinematographer for the HBO series HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON and produced and co-DP’ed Jessica Kingdon’s ASCENSION登楼叹 (2021).

Film	Credit
A Derailment2026 · Director	Director
Mystery Seeds2025 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Balloon Boy2023 · Producer	Producer
When the LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood2022 · Director	Director
Ascension2021 · Producer, Director of Photography	Producer, Director of Photography
It's Coming!2020 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
8:08 - How We Respond2019 · Producer	Producer
The Water Slide2018 · Director	Director
Balloonfest2017 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Deprogrammed2015 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
DDear Valued Guests2013 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Academy of Doom2008 · Creature	Creature
Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy2007 · Paperboy	Paperboy
TThe Art of Making Money - This Guy Has BallsDirector	Director
TThe Art of Making Money - A Very Thin LineDirector	Director
TThe Art of Making Money - The World's Greatest CounterfeiterDirector	Director